COUDERSPORT — Coudersport-based state police are investigating allegations that someone fired two gunshots Saturday near a camp in Austin, striking someone in the chest.
Paul Gorog, 74, of Dover, suffered minor injuries as a result of the gunshot, police reported.
According to police, at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, someone came to the camp on Deerfield Road in Austin and fired two shots; one bullet went through a camp window, striking Gorog. The person who fired the shots then fled, police said.
Police did not indicate that there was a known subject, and they did not say if they believe the shooting was intentional.
The release from state police indicates the incident is being investigated as an aggravated assault.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Cory Gates at (814) 274-8690.